Posted inArts & Entertainment Improv performers will turn stories from Tampa reporter Paul Guzzo into comedy this Friday Guzzle it up at The Commodore. by Ray Roa March 6, 2024August 5, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Kevin Hart announces Tampa date on upcoming tour UPDATE On Feb. 12, Straz Center announced a second show for Sunday, May 19. by Suzanne Townsend February 5, 2024April 8, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment On Gasparilla eve, Ybor City comedy theater The Commodore stages ‘Roast of Jose Gaspar’ While he appears in a new romance novel, Jose Gaspar was never even a real person. by Ray Roa January 26, 2024March 17, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Photos: Inaugural Sunshine Comedy Festival brings more than 100 comedians to Tampa Bay by Ray Roa January 16, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment Photos: St. Pete Stand Up series brings comedy to Ferg’s by Ray Roa January 10, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment Tampa Improv comedy club is now called ‘Funny Bone’ Turns out nothing’s changed but the signage. by Michael Murillo December 18, 2023August 5, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Inaugural Sunshine Comedy Festival comes to Tampa Bay this January Headliner talent like Jeff Dye, Mike Cannon, and Troy Bond are coming along with homegrown national acts like J.B. Ball. by Michael Murillo December 18, 2023October 18, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment Benefit show raises $7K for beloved Tampa comedian Steve Miller ‘I felt like I got to go to my own funeral, but everyone was happy.’ by Michael Murillo November 29, 2023July 19, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Sunshine and Coconuts: A tale of two St. Pete Beach comedy clubs For years, 5501 Gulf Blvd. was home to a comedy club that had multiple shows every week. And it still is. by Michael Murillo October 13, 2023July 20, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Dave Chappelle brings his stand-up show to Tampa next month No phones allowed. by Ray Roa September 14, 2023July 3, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Coastal Creative hosts a St. Pete comedy competition this month Ten local comedians take the stage on Sept. 14. by Kyla Fields September 5, 2023July 17, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Mike Calta taps local comic Tom Wise to open this weekend’s ‘Calta Comedy Circus’ Wise supports national touring acts in Clearwater. by Michael Murillo August 31, 2023June 18, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Tampa’s Fringe Theatre launches ‘Boomertown’ storytelling series and more ‘A Brief History of Beer’ and ‘Shameless Stories with Trish Parry’ are happening, too. by Jennifer Ring August 25, 2023June 7, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment Colin Jost, the SNL writer with ‘A Very Punchable Face’, is doing standup in Tampa on Thursday You know, since there’s a writer’s strike happening. by Gabby Macogay August 23, 2023May 20, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment Q&A: Comedian Rio Paris talks missing family and being more vulnerable than ever for three-night Tampa Bay stand Paris headlines a weekend of shows in Palm Harbor, his only Bay area shows of 2023. by Michael Murillo August 23, 2023August 5, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Four-day Countdown Improv Festival kicks off in Ybor City on Wednesday The festival presents improv in solo, duo and trio formats, plus workshops with close to 100 acts coming from about 18 different states. by Ray Roa August 2, 2023March 31, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment ‘Stroke of Genius’ is the hour-long dick joke Tampa Bay didn’t know it needed It’s at Tampa’s Fringe Theatre every Friday in July. by Jennifer Ring July 13, 2023August 5, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment Jerry Seinfeld is doing stand up in Tampa this fall What’s the deal with Tampa’s Hard Rock Event Center getting all the best shows? by Ray Roa June 20, 2023January 27, 2025
Posted inArts & Entertainment ‘Late Night’ host and comedian Seth Meyers is doing a live set in Tampa this summer His show has gone dark during the WGA writer’s strike. by Ray Roa June 6, 2023October 5, 2024
Posted inArts & Entertainment TikTok famous comedian Matt Rife is coming to Tampa Bay this fall Local social media junkies rejoice. by Jaime Lees June 6, 2023May 26, 2025